Parsha Perspectives on Mental Health

What does the Haggada tell us about the mysterious covenant between the pieces'?

What does Parshat Beshalach tell us about moving towards health?

What does Parshat Va'era tell us about the influence of internal voices?

What does Parshat Vayigash tell us about the conditions which facilitate true expression of feeling?

What does Parshat Vayishlach tell us about facilitating reconciliation?

What does Parshat Toldot tell us about the psychological complexity of Eisav?

What does Parshat Vayera tell us about constructive altruism?

What does Parshat Lech Lecha teach us about respect?

What does David Hamelech tell us about recovery from trauma?

What does Parshat Vayelech tell us about how to withstand difficulty?

What does this week's Parsha tell us about looking for meaning behind labels?

What does Parshat Devarim tell us about intergenerational trauma?

What does Parshat Pinchas tell us about maintaining a sense of one's own identity?

What does Parshat Balak tell us about the difficulty in letting go of omnipotent defences?

What does Parshat Korach tell us about the subtle signs of hope?

What does the Parsha of Behar tell us about the impact of harmful words?

How do we understand the commandment to honour the elderly?

What do the Parshas of Tazria/Metzora tell us about how projections become embodied?

What does the Haggada tell us about the journey towards hope for a better future?

This series focusses on the Maggid section of the Haggada

What do the Parshiot of Mishpatim/Terumah tell us about how to share ideas with others?

What does Parshat Yitro tell us about unity, both interpersonal and psychological?

What does Parshat Beshalach tell us about allowing for different perspectives?

What does Parshat Bo tell us about the ways in which people can be psychologically ensnared together?

What does Parshat Shemot tell us about our origins as a people?

What does Parshat Mikeitz tell us about the origins of Ephraim and Menashe’s names?

What do the Parshas of Vayishlach/Vayeshev tells us about the possibilities of real reunion between brothers?

What does Parshat Vayeitze tell us about how Lavan exemplifies the pitfalls of charm?

What does Parshat Toldot tell us about subtle signs of connection beneath sibling rivalry?

What does Parshat Chayei Sarah tell us about a Jewish approach to meaningful relationships?

What does Parshat Vayera tell us about the mechanisms of empathy?

What does Parshat Lech Lecha tell us about Avraham's motivations in saving Lot?

What does Parshat Noach tell us about the Jewish people's capacity to move forwards, and when reflecting upon past traumas?

What does Parshat Vezot Habracha tell us about the debilitating effects of guilt?

What does Parshat Ha'azinu tell us about believing in our worth as a people?

What does the Parsha of Nitzvavim tell us about the power of people believing in us?

What does Parshat Ki Tavo tell us about how Hashem holds hope for us when we no longer can?

What does the mitzva of leaving forgotten sheaves in one's field tell us about Jewish unity

What does Parshat Shoftim tell us about misplaced anger?

What does Parshat Re'eh tell us about how to be a spokesperson for G-d?

What does Parshat Eikev teach us about choosing life?

What does Parshat Va'etchanan teach us about the links between Jewish pride and Jewish survival?

What does Parshat Devarim teach us about the mechanisms of prejudice and how to avoid it?

What does the end of sefer Bamidbar teach us about the importance of constantly retelling the stories of our journeys?

What does Parshat Pinchas teach us about what leads to successful succession?

What does Parshat Balak teach us about the effects of loneliness?

What does Parshat Chukat teach us about taking notice of clues that people still wish to connect with Hashem or others?

What does Parshat Korach teach us about accepting who we are and what we have?

What does Parshat Sh'lach teach us about how to counteract the madness of crowds?

What does Parshat Beha’alotecha teach us about real personality development?